Psychology Modules

The Psychology modules listed below will be offered in academic year 2012-2013. Please note that the modules listed may be subject to change and that final module selection will depend on academic approval of your module choice at both the point of application and the academic advising session before Matriculation.

Level 3

PY31001 - Cognition

15 credits, Semester 1
Topics include: Cognition in context, High level perception, Attention, Memory (including short long term memory, autobiographical memory, eyewitness testimony), Executive function, Thinking, Decision making, Problem solving, Planning

PY31002 - Biological Psychology

15 credits, Semester 1
Topics include: Basics of neurological function, Low level perception. Movement and motor control, Biology of behaviour (regulation of behaviour, addiction, stress, aggression), Cognitive neuropsychology (case studies of patients with brain damage)

PY31003 - Social Psychology

15 credits, Semester 1
Topics include: Theories of the self, Attitudes, Social relationships, Helping and pro-social behaviour, Social influence, Social categorisation and social identity, Group processes e.g., cohesiveness, leadership, entitativity, Social identification and inter-group behaviour, Social perception and stereotyping, Prejudice and intergroup contact, Applications of social psychology (e.g., to health settings)

PY32001 - Individual Differences and Abnormal Psychology

15 credits, Semester 2
Topics include: intelligence, personality, abnormal psychology: theoretical aspects and various disorders (e.g., mood disorders, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, pervasive developmental disorders, disorders of personality)

PY32002 - Language

15 credits, Semester 2
Topics include: language structure, language processing architectures, visual word recognition. spoken word recognition, word meaning, word production, sentence comprehension, sentence production, discourse, bilingualism

PY32003 - Developmental Psychology

15 credits, Semester 2
Topics include: themes in development, temperament and personality, communication, language acquisition, conceptual development, causal reasoning, memory and executive function, social cognition: joint attention, TOM, attachment and social relationships

PY31004/PY32004 - Psychological Research Skills 3a and 3b

15 credits each, Semester 1 and Semester 2
In both of these modules you will continue to develop your research skills. This will involve learning how to conduct your own research, how to statistically analyse data and how to read and critique published research.